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Belgian Dubbel

Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 30 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 46 liters
Post Boil Size: 32 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.076 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 77% (brew house)
Source: Wheel Ale Brewing
Calories: 348 calories (Per .5L)
Carbs: 23.7 g (Per .5L)

Created: Friday February 10th 2023

Original Gravity:

1.076

Final Gravity:

1.007

ABV (standard):

9.1%

IBU (tinseth):

29.8

SRM (morey):

22.2

Mash pH

3.6

Cost £

17.42

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
6 kg	Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter6 kg Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter	£ 1.00 / kg £ 6.00	37	2.6	63.2%
0.50 kg	Bestmalz - BEST Caramel Munich II0.5 kg BEST Caramel Munich II	£ 1.24 / kg £ 0.62	34.5	45.5	5.3%
0.70 kg	BB - Dark Brown Muscovado Sugar0.7 kg Dark Brown Muscovado Sugar - (late boil kettle addition)	£ 2.55 / kg £ 1.79	40	40	7.4%
1.50 kg	Bairds - Munich Malt1.5 kg Munich Malt		36.8	5	15.8%
0.30 kg	United Kingdom - Amber0.3 kg Amber		32	27	3.2%
400 g	Castle Malting - Special B400 g Special B	£ 2.60 / kg £ 1.04	34	150	4.2%
100 g	Weyermann - Carafa Special Type II100 g Carafa Special Type II	£ 4.26 / kg £ 0.43	29.9	425	1.1%
9.50 kg / £ 9.87

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
25 g	Styrian Goldings25 g Styrian Goldings Hops	£ 0.04 / g £ 1.00	Pellet	4.1	Boil	20 min	5.1	41.7%
35 g	First Gold35 g First Gold Hops	£ 0.06 / g £ 2.10	Pellet	8.6	Boil	60 min	24.74	58.3%
60 g / £ 3.10

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
25 g	Styrian Goldings (Pellet) 25 g Styrian Goldings (Pellet) Hops	£ 0.04 / g £ 1.00	5.1	41.7%
35 g	First Gold (Pellet) 35 g First Gold (Pellet) Hops	£ 0.06 / g £ 2.10	24.74	58.3%
60 g / £ 3.10

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
30 L	Strike	68 °C	65 °C	90 min
12 L	Sparge	--	--	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.65 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C

Yeast

Lallemand - LALBREW® ABBAYE BELGIAN ALE YEAST

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	£ 4.45 / each £ 4.45
Attenuation (avg):	88%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	17 - 25 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 415 B cells required

£ 4.45 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

CO₂ Level: 3.25 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Kettering Rd

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
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Last Updated: 2025-08-28 08:19 UTC

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost £	Cost %
Fermentables	£
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	£
Hops	£
Yeast	£
Other	£
Cost Per Barrel	£ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	£ 0.00
Total Cost	£ 0.00

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